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Bethube-Cookman College students at Daytona Beach's only historic
black college.
Bethune-Cookman
College
www.bethune.cookman.edu
B-CC, one of Florida’s historically African-American colleges,
is small, private (affiliated with the United Methodist Church)
and coeducational. Most of the 2,300 students live on the Daytona
Beach campus.
B-CC offers BA degrees in fields as diverse as church music and
sociology. B.S. degrees are awarded in 27 subjects. There’s
also a batchelors of liberal studies and pre-professional studies
in dentistry, engineering and four other fields.
The school was named in part of Mary McLeod Bethune, the area’s
most noted civil rights and educational leader. Her home is Daytona
Beach is open for tours.
Each year, Black College Reunion – which coincides with B-CC’s
reunion weekend – brings thousands of African-American students
to Daytona for beach activities and general Spring Break fun.
Florida
A&M University
www.famu.edu
Florida A&M, also called FAMU, is another of the state’s
predominately black institutions of higher learning. A respected
university, it ranked as the third best college in the nation
for African Americans in a list done by Black Enterprise magazine.
Only Spelman and Morehouse, elite single-sex colleges in Atlanta,
ranked higher.
A&M, which stands for agricultural and mechanical, was founded
in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students. These
days, the school offers 108 undergrad degrees in 64 programs,
60 graduate degrees and seven doctoral degrees.
University
of Central Florida
www.ucf.edu
UCF offers 74 BA and BS programs, 54 masters degrees and 15 doctoral
degrees. It has a main campus near Orlando and satellites in Daytona
and Cocoa, plus an academic center downtown. More than 31,000
students were enrolled as of fall 1999. A few live on campus but
the majority commute, either from home or from student-centered
apartment complexes across the street from the main campus.
Rollins
www.rollins.edu
Private and pricey, Rollins is the oldest recognized college in
Florida and the state’s only private comprehensive liberal
arts school. It was founded in 1885 by New England Congregationalists
who were determined to bring their style of liberal arts education
to the Florida frontier.
Classes and the school as a whole are small – only 1,400
students as of fall 1999. English, psychology and economics are
popular majors.
Rollins, located in Winter Park, ranks no. 2 on U.S. News and
World Report’s list of top Southern universities. About 30
percent of graduates go on to grad and professional schools.
University
of Miami
www.ir.miami.edu
Long known as "Suntan U." and for the exploits of the
Hurricanes football team, UM also houses some rigorous academic
programs. Competition for the music and marine sciences schools
is particularly stiff.
UM is the newest (founded in 1925) of the nation’s 26 private
research universities. It offers 110 undergrad degrees, 100 master’s
degrees and 68 doctoral degrees. The main campus is in Coral Gables.
Eckerd College
www.eckerd.edu
Eckerd is a private, coeducational institution that emphasizes
flexibility and interdisciplinary study. Professors teach, but
they’re also expected to be mentors.
The approximately 1,500 students come to the St. Petersburg campus
from 49 states and 58 countries.
Eckers offers bachelors degrees in 35 areas, including interdisciplinary
majors in environmental studies, marine science, international
business and international relations and global affairs. The college
also has a strong continuing education program and hosts Elderhostel
programs.
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